The Importance of the Olympics The Winter Olympics are being held in Pyongyang, South Korea. And this is not the first time the Olympics have been held at the center of political tension. The president of South Korea has also urged North Korea to join them in competing and marching because it would “greatly contribute to realizing the Olympic values … Continue reading "The Importance of the Olympics"
Blind to History This Social Method project was located at a public university in California listed on the US National Register of Historic Places as the site of the birthplace of a California Indian Religion. Founded in 1949, the school mascot is “Prospector Pete” and the sports teams are the “49ers,” referring to the date of the arrival … Continue reading "The Importance of the Olympics"
Salmon Lunch I have been observing the homeless men and women that occupy the block around a public library in SF. Mostly these citizens are integrated into the community. People say hello and talk with each other. When available, left-over food from restaurants is left on … Continue reading "The Importance of the Olympics"
Trinities – A walk at a point of tension The walk attempted to expose and explore a point of tension between two buildings: The Holy Trinity Church and Trinity Shopping Center in Leeds. Leeds city center is being filling with shopping centers for the past few years even though it already had many, whilst it lacks green and open spaces to rest from the … Continue reading "The Importance of the Olympics"
ZONA FRANCA – FREE ZONE, Alessio Mazzaro Henri Lefebvre, “The production of space” : Space is not something that we can take for granted, it is something that is produced. Space is produced by us as society. through the definition of the Public we define a definition of visible/invisible. In Padova, a city in north Italy closed to Venice, there are … Continue reading "The Importance of the Olympics"
The Bad Sheets, Urban Interventions, London 2000 The Bad Sheets ( A series of installations – mixed media) 2000, London During the year 2000 the London municipality and the Westminster and Camden quarters specifically, started with “cleansing” the public space of “unwanted” people. A group that I formed by the name “Transgressive Architecture”, gathered around put up a series of interventions in … Continue reading "The Importance of the Olympics"
